Nehemiah 7:64
in Nehemiah 7These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.
KJV
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
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This verse in Nehemiah 7
Commentary
2 notes on this verseOr perhaps one was the account of them when they set out from Babylon with Zerubbabel, the other when they came to Jerusalem. The sum totals are all just the same there and here, except of the singing-men and singing-women, which there are 200, here 245.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He appointed the porters, singers, and Levites, in their places to their work. This is meant of their work in general, which was to attend the temple service; it had been neglected in some degree, but now was revived. God's worship is the defence of a place, and his ministers, when they mind their duty, are watchmen on the walls.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵ֗לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בִּקְשׁ֧וּ | bikshu | they sought | H1245 → | 225 times |
| כְתָבָ֛ם | khetavam | document their | H3791 → | |
| הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים | hamityachsim | who had had themselves enrolled | H3187 → | |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| נִמְצָ֑א | nimtza' | it was found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| וַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ | vaygoalu | and they were defiled | H1351 → | |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ | hakehunah | the priesthood | H3550 → | 14 times |
אֵ֗לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
בִּקְשׁ֧וּthey sought
bikshuH1245 →225 times
כְתָבָ֛םdocument their
khetavamH3791 →
הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖יםwho had had themselves enrolled
hamityachsimH3187 →
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
נִמְצָ֑אit was found
nimtza'H4672 →455 times
וַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּand they were defiled
vaygoaluH1351 →
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃the priesthood
hakehunahH3550 →14 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 9:1So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 5:25–26
They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families. But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of…
- Nehemiah 7:5
Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and…
- 1 Chronicles 5:25–26
Through
Nehemiah 13:29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 6:14
O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.
- Nehemiah 6:14
Through
Leviticus 4:3If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
it leads to
- Hebrews 7:27–28
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when…
- Leviticus 9:2
He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.
- Leviticus 4:14
when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Hebrews 5:3
That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
- Hebrews 7:27–28
Where this verse is studied
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About Nehemiah
This page draws on Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.